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Depot vs GoCD comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Depot
Ranking in Build Automation
25th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GoCD
Ranking in Build Automation
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (17th), Release Automation (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Depot is 0.5%. The mindshare of GoCD is 2.8%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Build Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GoCD2.8%
Depot0.5%
Other96.7%
Build Automation
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Senior Technical Lead at HCLSoftware
Managing complex code branches has been challenging but has improved team collaboration
Depot needs improvement as it was stable but also very slow. Depot's slow speed arises when we perform different integrations. On the positive side, it provides mono-repo scalability, meaning it can handle multiple users at any given time without crashing, which is a strong point. Depot should be improved for remote work because it functions poorly in that regard. Depot's branching style is also poor and could be improved. There is a steep learning curve that makes it difficult for people who previously worked on decentralized systems to adapt. It would be beneficial if Depot could become more similar to Git.
Nishant Narayan Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Simplifies the pipeline process, but the access control system needs enhancement
One area of product improvement is the access control system. It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be simplified. The folder structure is another aspect that could be enhanced, as all jobs are displayed on a single page without the clear organization seen in Jenkins. Implementing a more structured approach to organizing jobs would improve user experience. AI could simplify job creation. For example, instead of manually editing pipelines as code, an AI tool could allow users to input variables and automatically generate the required jobs. It would help reduce human errors, such as issues that arise from incorrect edits in large code files.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Depot has positively impacted my organization in an awesome way, and the fact that I can save time gives me the possibility to have more clients during the day, saving at least 20% each day because of Depot."
"Depot has positively impacted my organization by helping us manage our code better where multiple developers are working on the system."
"Depot has positively impacted our organization by ensuring that everything works fully, which makes other clients really happy."
"The UI is colorful."
"The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in addition to that, the resource consumption is impressive."
"In terms of value added it has more than achieved everything we wanted from it and more."
"Permission separations mean that we can grant limited permissions for each team or team member."
"It has a user-friendly interface, which for free and open-source tools, the UI is really amazing and simple."
"GoCD's open-source nature is valuable."
"After we switched to GO, each team can set-up their own delivery pipeline and run it themselves."
 

Cons

"Depot needs improvement as it was stable but also very slow."
"However, they need improvement with older servers due to storage space issues, which prevents me from giving a perfect score of ten."
"Depot is a useful tool and there is space for improvement, but I can't figure out what can be done, which is why I chose eight out of ten."
"The aspect that requires attention is the user management component. When integrating with BitLabs and authenticating through GitLab, there are specific features we desire. One important feature is the ability to import users directly from GitLab, along with their respective designations, and assign appropriate privileges based on that information. Allocating different privileges to users is a time-consuming process for us."
"The documentation really should be improved by including real examples and more setup cases."
"It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be simplified."
"GO doesn't come with a lot of out of the box features like other tools, don't expect that you can get it to work by clicking the NEXT button."
"The tool must be more user-friendly."
"User management, Documentation, Advanced GUI functionality."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This is an open-source solution and it is inexpensive."
"It's an open-source and free tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
44%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Depot?
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Depot, I have faced many challenges with cost optimization. We need to manage what services we can use and optimize the cost, whi...
What needs improvement with Depot?
There are many things I wish were different or better about Depot. There is a lot to improve in the product's functionality, especially regarding the use cases of Kubernetes. The provider is develo...
What is your primary use case for Depot?
My main use case for Depot is for automation purposes across my whole workflow, so I can use Depot in my day-to-day tasks. Depot is really useful for automation purposes throughout the entire flow.
What needs improvement with GoCD?
One area of product improvement is the access control system. It is difficult to assign different access levels because it relies on separate keys for developer and admin access, which could be sim...
What is your primary use case for GoCD?
The solution helps us deploy microservices across multiple environments.
What advice do you have for others considering GoCD?
We integrate the solution with Git, where we store our code. We use Maven to build the code and tools like SonarQube and Checkmarx for code quality checks. We deploy our services in a Kubernetes-ba...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Adaptive ALM, Thoughtworks Go
 

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Sample Customers

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Ancestry.com, Barclay Card, AutoTrader, BT Financial Group, Gamesys, Nike, Vodafone, Haufe Lexware, Medidata, Hoovers
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